Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The Palmer House will be for rent
the 18th of February. Enquire of a.
l.. Freeman. 80
Don't place your farm loan until you
have seen the new loan firm of Allen,
Oyerstreet x Ellis. 80
Herbert Sparks got home Saturday,
from his visit to Missouri. His wife
did not come with him.
Will Berry, of the Ohio Land and
Cattle company, did well with several
Car loads of cattle that he took to Kan
sas City last week.
"A special communication of Delta
Lodge a. +. Il a. NJ, will be held Sat
urday evening, Feb. -, for the purpose
of work in Srd degree.
Mrs. a. l.. Noble has returned from
her six months visit to her old home,
at Bath, n. Y. Her many friends III
this city were rejoiced at her return.
The county superintendent, II. S.
Lands, will be absent from his Office
during the next few weeks, excepting
on Saturdays, inspecting the schools of
the county. 30
A friend of Judge Hardy is DESTROYS
of erecting a WOODEN mill at Medicine
Lodge. The board of trade should take
up the subject and see what en-
enlargement can be offered.
a grand ball and supper, under the
auspices of the Knights of Labor, OF
this city, is announced for next Mon
day night, Feb. 18th. Tickets good for
dance and supper for lady and gentle
man, will be Sl.50.
l.. +. Pearson g. Co., yesterday sold
the Jas. Boutwell, property, three
houses and two lots, on Second avenue
and north Main streets. The Durchas-
er was j. V. Kendall, of Kansas City
and the price paid was 1925.
Editor Burlelgh, of the Hazelton Elk
press, was here several days last week
in attendance at district court. lie had
been subpened to appear before the
grand jury; but he knew nothing that
could possibly implicate the transgres
sors of law.
Attorney Robinson came up from
Kiowa yesterday, and reported won
derful real estate activity there. He
says that Holmes q Flynn sold $1,000
worth of city property on Monday
and that much valuable country prop
erty is changing hand.
The rlght-of-way commissioners, ap
pointed for the Chicago, Kansas anC
Western railroad, through Mingona ant
Lake City townships, 5. X. W. Field
II. A. Cameron and T. l.. O'Bryan, give
notice in this issue that they will com
mence their work March 18th.
Mr.. J. V. Kendall, vice-president o.
the Pennsylvania Investment company
Of Kansas City, was here this weel
and purchased several pieces of prop
erty. lie offered good sum for thu
Carmichael lots, where the McKinney
stables are; but the offer was not &C
cepted.
The postofiice is now in the brlcl
building recently vacated by Byerley
Dark d Runyan, in the exact geograph
ical and business centre of the town
Tie change was made Saturday night
and Sunday, the entire population turn
ed out to show their appreciation OF tn,
new quarters.
Capt. a. l.. Freeman, of this city
jokngly wrote to his friend Col. S. S
Burdett, of Washington, that he
Freeman, would like position on TIN
Interstate commerce commission. Hi
friend wrote a most complimentary.
letter to- the captain, who was his oil
comrade, and made valuable sugges
tions as to the course he should pursue
The captain will not push the matte
further.
f. Sample, of this city, is having
honors thrust upon him, thick and fast
| Last week we announced that he hal
been appointed assistant attorney gen
eral. This week the news that he Ia
been appointed solicitor of the Atchl
son, Topeka Il Santa Fe railroad com
pany, together with its leased lines an,
lines in course of construction in tn
oath judicial district, which EN-
braces the counties of Barber, Co
manche, Kiowa, Clark and Meade. Hi
friends are glad of this appointment.
This city is now practically withou
any source from which to derive reve
nue.. There was no tax levy made las
year and there can be none now unit
the coming autumn, and a levy the
made cannot be collected before Nc
vember, and only part OF it then
The liquor dealers have heretofore sur
ported the city, built its sidewalks an
crossings, graded its streets, paid it
marshal. and in fact, furnished nearl
all the revenue needed. This source G
supply has been cut Oft. AS much a
we will regret IL, there appears no altel
native but TO levy an occupation tax an
require the merchants and profession;
men to support the city government
There will be a "howl;" but it is one {
the expensive luxuries that follow
Kansas prohibition.
The INDEX was talking to one of III
oldest and most prominent citizens tn
week, on the outlook for Medicir
Lodge. He said: There is not
prosperous city in Kansas to-day bJ
has gone through at least one year {
trials and tribulations. MediciT
Lodge has never yet had its dark da.
but it must go through the experienC
its neighbors have had. Look at Wicl
ita, once as dead as door nail
Hutchinson four years ago was the du
lest town in Kansas; Kingman W;
known as the sand-bank town; Al
thony was regarded as village onl